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Now please enjoy the show. This is the Daily Blast from the New Republic produced and presented by the

DSR Network. I'm your host Greg Sergeant. It's often said that Kamala Harris's entry into the presidential race has utterly transformed this campaign. But one aspect of that

transformation that has gotten little attention is this question. Does Harris have a

real chance at changing the composition of the electorate by bringing more low propensity

Democratic voters into the process. Today we're chatting with Tom Bonnier, a well

regarded Democratic data analyst and senior advisor at the firm Target Smart, who has produced a new

analysis that finds striking surges in voter registration among traditionally Democratic

voter groups. He's going to help us understand what the Harris bounce

really amounts to and how durable it is. Great to have you on, Tom. It's great to be

here with you. Okay, Tom, so you compared registration numbers for the week of July 21st of this year with the same week during the 2020 campaign.

You found explosive changes among key demographics,

175% higher this time among black women of 18 to 29.

150% among Hispanic women from 18 to 29.

85% higher among blacks overall 75 percent higher among young

voters overall 63 percent higher among Hispanics overall now this was in 13

states you did this a combo of blue and red states, you did

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